Veracity and wit on the witness stand in court lore
A collection of anecdotes about witnesses especially women and color, showing how truth telling clashes with legal constraints. It recounts judges, lawyers, and juries reacting to evasive, humorous, or sharp replies, including a famous exchange where a woman outwits a question on four feet.
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Chicago Inter-Ocean
Abe Mami Waa
Hummel
Yrextion
Henniie
Cole
Fred
Curious Anecdotes in a Patchwork of Wit and Prose
A fragmentary excerpt gathers humorous vignettes and fables from various voices. It mentions a Philadelphia family, advertising virtues, a marathon leader praising a walker, and a prisoner who refuses the treadmill. Classic exchanges between doctors, lords, and governors appear, ending with a weary neighbor remarking on a cold damp day.
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Philadelphia
Lucy
College Farm Managers Demand More Training
Prof TL I Batley argues in the Century that graduates from agricultural colleges face unreal expectations. Agriculture is many occupations requiring specialized training, not a single fix for all farm needs. Farm experience and practical testing are scarce, and farms seldom train students before college.
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Agricultural College
Colleges of
I. Batley
Quinness
Agriculure
Wiech
Morehan
College of Law
Agricultural Colleges
Dying Day Fixation Prompts Ultimatum
A terse remark urges strict resolve by fixing a day for death and adhering to it, challenging wavering patience with a demand for unyielding firmness. The line signals a harsher, dramatic focal point likely from a heated exchange.
Messina Passes Through Earthquake Devastation and Ancient Forts
Messina Sicily lies in ruins after a recent quake, second only to Palermo in importance. The city sits near the Strait of Messina with notable views and historic sites such as Castellaceto and Wort Gonzaga. Its long history includes Greek, Carthaginian, Roman, Arab, Norman, and Spanish periods, with later fires, plagues, and earthquakes shaping its fate.
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Messina
Sicily
Palermo
Siciy
Strait of Messina
Mount Etna
Castellaceto
Wort Gonzaga
Campo Santo
Mersina
Flore
Scilla
Cumae
Santos
Miletus
Anuxtiag
Rheghlum
Peloponnesus
Anaxilus
Dionysius
Syracuse
Tinoleon
Agathocles
Carthage
Rome
Charles L
Spain
Meric
Maguzel
Senate
Holland
Garibaldi
Italy
Pursuit of Knowledge and Electric Telegraphs Across Worlds
A fragmentary 19th century column reflects on knowledge seeking from Persia’s first electric telegraph to American engineers deepening Mississippi River channels. It notes a humorous incident with a curious founder touching a current, describes Virginia projects, and mentions Buenos Aires horse racing laws and Buenos Aires’ vast, bustling metropolis.
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Persia
T. 8
Andeson
Ita
Amler
4On
Thcal
Cowtt
Virginia
Charles T. Coehalls
Bada
Mississippi
New Orleans
Germany
Amazon
Itto Janeira
Buenos Ayres
Milton Young
Kentucky
Argentina
United States
Bryce Given Honor The Bunt Don
Jonet Urpot and Ciritish Ambsesder to the United States were elected President of the American Political Stleges Asseciation in St. Louis, succeeding N. Tadeott. The note expresses unsure sentiment about a future knowing the sea.
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James Ketce
Jonet Urpot
Ciritish
Poverty in Sicily A historic panorama of its lands and people
A choppy summary of Sicily detailing its size as the largest Mediterranean island and the old kingdom status of Italy. It notes Etna the mountain, harbors on coasts, short rivers, mineral wealth chiefly sulphur, agriculture as main industry, and labor woes in the sulphur sector. It mentions railways, education gaps, and Syracuse as ancient beauty. It ends with a garbled coupon nostalgia paragraph.
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Mediterranean Sea
Kingdom of Italy
Mt Etna
Hios
Africa
Italy
Palermo
Messina
Sytanit
Syracuse
Cicero
Notable Earthquakes and Lives They Claimed
Article discusses hereditary traits and hair types in offspring, citing Americ Naturalist. It analyzes how parental hair patterns may influence children’s hair, noting blue eyed straight haired parents likely produce similar children and exploring probabilities for curly or wavy hair.
Fragmentary Yonkers Statesman Quote on Abuse
A jagged excerpt from Yonkers Statesman references a woman who dodges further beatings after being struck on the face. The text suggests a discussion of domestic violence and the futility of appealing to a harsh husband.
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Shuatea
Yonkers Statesman
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Lin
Isaac Barrow
Earl of Rochester
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The
Catholic Standard and Times
Brazil
Wilflant
Uwitles
Brunel
Willant
MtNrKy
Wadena
Sweriban
Bryce
Catan
Billy
Naples
Lisbon
Schamaki Sthrades
Port Royal
Tamaica
Aquila
Tenly
Jeddo
Tokio
Kuteb
India
Aleppo
Murcia
Canton
Calabria
Cape Haytien
San Doemitigo
Tsa Calabeia
Quito
Mendoza
South America
Santander
Colombia
Riviera
Bax
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